Licensed Practical Nurse with certification in dementia care and 8+ years of experience enhancing healthcare development through medical interventions, overseeing clinical staff, and surpassing expectations. Progressive and growth-minded strategist with a track record in conducting training, coordinating patient assessment, evaluation, and treatment plans to improve care delivery. Compassionate communicator devoted to improving front-end and back-end services while administering medication and leading motivated teams to peak performance levels.
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Cassandra Carnes
Whitesburg,GA
Summary
Overview
8
years of professional experience
1
Certificate
Work History
Westhill Newnan Crossing
Wellness Charge Nurse
10.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Deliver high-impact training to new nurses on proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols for positive patient outcomes and improve care needs
- Leverage strategic organizational skills to coordinate patient assessment, evaluate nursing care, and oversee advanced treatment implementations, ensuring quality services
- Encourage optimal outcomes by adjusting quality patient care techniques to align with safety procedures, health, and organizational regulations
- Heightened quality for excellent and standard care by partnering with physicians during ward rounds, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments to improve efficiency
- Achieve seamless continuity of care by documenting information in patient’s electronic medical records to relay information to healthcare professionals
- Implement appropriate care plans for evaluating mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary teams to achieve patient’s long goals
- Administer personal and health data procedures, adhering to HIPAA laws while preventing information breaches to ensure compliance
- Applied managerial skills and clinical staff scheduling experience to direct 10+ nurses' aides and assistants to improve care delivery
- Acted as DON for facility in her absence
Pine Knoll Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Charge Nurse - LPN
05.2019 - 07.2020
Job overview
- Provided reliable healthcare services by following physicians’ orders for safe administering of medications or treatment to patients while accounting for accurate narcotic counts to prevent fatalities
- Demonstrated leadership by overseeing and providing daily quality nursing care to patients in 30-bed unit for exceptional care delivery with high satisfaction rates
- Utilized cutting-edge strategies for effective direct care delivery to evaluate medical conditions and conduct cognitive treatment assessments for positive patient outcomes
- Fostered patient education on various topics, including diagnosis, neurological conditions, treatments and outcomes, health maintenance, and disease prevention
Youth Villages, Inner Harbor Campus
Licensed Practical Nurse
07.2018 - 05.2019
Job overview
- Decision-making skills and clinical judgment to administer medications, noting times and amounts on patients' charts and observing patients to maintain safety
- Maintained best-in-class patient care by assessing patient vital signs, performing EKG’s, analyzing laboratory data to evaluate and monitor medical problems
- Delivered individualized care by collaborating with health professional teams to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions, creating trust
- Supported evidenced-based approach by evaluating nursing intervention outcomes and consulting with other healthcare team members to enhance services and treatments for patients
Pathways Center
Licensed Practical Nurse
05.2016 - 02.2018
Job overview
- Leveraged positive attitude, empathy, and sincerity to answer patient calls, establishing loyalty
- Offered high-quality, patient-centered nursing care by preparing patients for examinations tests, and treatments while explaining procedures to minimize anxiety and promote wellness
- Partnered with healthcare professionals, supporting healthcare delivery through patient assessments, interventions, and modified care to reach expected patient outcomes
- Employed organizational and multi-tasking skills to control inventory and requisition supplies and instruments to reduce cost and ensure productivity
Carrollton Manor
Licensed Practical Nurse
10.2015 - 12.2015
Job overview
- Employed nursing experience to dress wounds, treat bedsores, give enemas/douches, rub with alcohol, massage, and perform catheterizations, tracheostomy care, enhancing quick recovery
- Participated in setting up equipment and preparing medical treatment rooms to prevent equipment failure while promoting best practices for timely medical interventions
Education
West Georgia Technical College Newnan, GA
Associate of Science from Licensed Practical Nurse
08.2015
University Overview
Skills
- Patient Assessments
- Direct Patient Care
- Staff Management
- Care Plans
- Staff Training
- Staff Scheduling
- Healthcare Optimization
- Care and Discharge Planning
- Compassionate and Patient
- Patient Care Management
- Verbal and Written Communication
- EMR Systems
- Medication Administration
- Charting and Documenting
- Microsoft Office
- Clear Patient Communication
- Unit Oversight
- Delegation and Motivation
- Accurate Documentation
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Patient Medical Histories
- Medical Triage
- Patient Interviews
- Healthcare Personnel Supervision
- Training Junior Team Members
- Understanding of Medical Terms
- Monitor Vital Signs
- Healthcare Terminology
- Patient Admission
Certification
- CMDCP, www.ICCDP.net - 10/2022 - 10/2024
- CPR/BLS certification- American Heart Association- Expiration 10/2023
Timeline
Wellness Charge Nurse
Westhill Newnan Crossing
10.2020 - Current
Charge Nurse - LPN
Pine Knoll Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
05.2019 - 07.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse
Youth Villages, Inner Harbor Campus
07.2018 - 05.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse
Pathways Center
05.2016 - 02.2018
Licensed Practical Nurse
Carrollton Manor
10.2015 - 12.2015
West Georgia Technical College
Associate of Science from Licensed Practical Nurse
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